Career roadmap: How a mobile developer found his calling

Programming didn't come naturally for Chris Turner. He entered Lock Haven University intending to focus on engineering, but after a lackluster first year, he dropped out.

Chris Turner

"I had no idea what I wanted to do. I took a Programming 101 class, and that really clicked for me -- but it was extremely difficult. The only experience I had with computers was AOL messenger. Everyone else was talking about how they'd coded on their Commodore 64, and I was literally starting from nothing. I had to work twice as hard as everyone else in the class to understand the concepts and the practices, and I ended up neglecting my other courses," Turner says. Though it was challenging, Turner persevered. Once he mastered the basics, he realized he'd found his passion and decided to make programming his career.

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